Between Bites with Nina Compton and Larry Miller

On episode nine of the Between Bites podcast with Nina Compton and Larry Miller, Chef Susan Spicer talks about her legendary career cooking for nearly 45 years in New Orleans. Chef Spicer holds a pair of James Beard awards, one in 1993 for Best Chef: Southeast at her restaurant Bayona, and another in 2010 as she was inducted into the James Beard Who's Who of Food & Beverage in America. On top...

On episode eight of the Between Bites podcast with Nina Compton and Larry Miller, Chef Serigne Mbaye talks about how he went from washing dishes at a New York restaurant to being a 2023 James Beard Foundation award semifinalist for Emerging Chef. Chef Nina Compton knows a little bit about the James Beard Foundation awards. She was nominated for the James Beard award for Best Chef: South at her res...

On episode seven of the Between Bites podcast with Nina Compton and Larry Miller, Ti Martin and Meg Bickford talk about the iconic Commander's Palace restaurant in New Orleans where they've worked together for close to 15 years. Ti Martin has been the co-proprietor of Commander's Palace since 1997 with her cousin Lally Brennan. From co-founder in the 90s of the New Orleans Proud to Call It Home ca...

On episode six of the Between Bites podcast with Nina Compton and Larry Miller, Sonny Lee talks about the amazing work his foundation Son of a Saint has been doing in the New Orleans area for close to 12 years. As President/Executive Director of Son of a Saint, Bivian “Sonny” Lee III has dedicated his life to enhancing the lives of fatherless boys. Since establishing the organization in early 2011...

On episode five of the Between Bites podcast with Nina Compton and Larry Miller, L. Kasimu Harris talks about his artistic inspiration, up and coming artists in the New Orleans area, and his past, present, & future projects. L. Kasimu Harris is a New Orleans-based artist whose practice deposits a number of different strategic and conceptual devices in order to push narratives. He strives to te...

On episode four of the Between Bites podcast with Nina Compton and Larry Miller, Dook Chase talks about his progression in the kitchen as he grew up inside the famous Dooky Chase's Restaurant in New Orleans. Edgar 'Dook' Chase IV is the grandson of the late Leah Chase, the legendary chef who ran Dooky Chase's Restaurant in the Treme for over 70 years. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inform...

On episode three of the Between Bites podcast with Nina Compton and Larry Miller, Robin Barnes talks about growing up in the New Orleans music scene, her musical inspirations, as well as her fitness movement 'Move Ya Brass'. Robin grew up surrounded by jazz sounds, as made evident by a #5 debut on the Traditional Jazz Albums Billboard charts in 2016. As Robin got older and mainstream music began t...

On episode two of the Between Bites podcast with Nina Compton and Larry Miller, Frank Brigtsen talks about his progression as a chef, the rich culture of New Orleans, his favorite foods to prepare and eat, and more. Chef Frank Brigtsen has been named one of the Top Ten New Chefs in America by FOOD&WINE magazine and America’s Best Chef: Southeast by the James Beard Foundation Awards. He has als...

On episode one of the Between Bites podcast with Nina Compton and Larry Miller, Brandan “BMIKE” Odums talks about his development as an artist growing up in New Orleans. BMIKE is a New Orleans-based visual artist who, through exhibitions, public programs, and public art works, is engaged in a transnational dialogue about the intersection of art and resistance. See omnystudio.com/listener for priva...